News
Directors Factory Philippines Wraps; Four Shorts To Premiere In Cannes
The four films will be screened at Cannes Directors Fortnight on May 15 at the Theatre Croisette.
Streamlined Insights
Southeast Asia Buzz List; Hong Kong Filmart; Streamlined Two-Year Anniversary
A short newsletter this week as I’m busy prepping Deadline’s Filmart online dailies, but wanted to share a few things: Firstly, I’ve finally updated the Buzz List of projects coming out of Southeast Asia, available here, and you can see that this continues to be one of
Streamlined Insights
Spotlight On Red Sea, Taiwan & Philippines Funds; Vietnam’s New Festival & Projects Market
This edition of Streamlined is taking another look at film funds and project markets in Asia and the Middle East before going on a break until after Lunar New Year. Red Sea Fund Impact On Saudi & Regional Cinema As promised, I’m returning to the subject of Saudi Arabia’
News
Philippines’ FDCP Announces Grants For ICOF, FLIP & CreatePHFilms
Film Development Council of the Philippines has announced a raft of grants for both local productions and international co-productions.
Streamlined Insights
Asia 2023 Box Office Round-Up: Local Hits, Superhero Fatigue & Why Taylor Swift Is The New Harry Potter
I know I promised to cover Red Sea Fund in more depth in this edition, but we’ve been overtaken by events in the world of funds, at least in Taiwan, so I’m waiting for a few things to shake out before returning to that subject later this week.
Festivals
JAFF Awards Best Film To 'Monisme'; Reveals Plans For Market At 2024 Edition
Best film in the Indonesian Screen Awards went to Yusron Fuadi’s The Draft!, which also won best storytelling and best editing.
News
‘The Remotes’, ‘Filipiñana’ Win Top Prizes At QCinema Project Market
First edition of QPM, the industry arm of QCinema film festival, handed out funding of close to $500,000.
News
Tatino Teams With Alternativa & QCinema For Film Residencies
France’s Tatino Films is launching three new Pop Up film residencies with partners in Central and SE-Asia.
News
QCinema Project Market 2023: Full Line-Up
QCinema Project Market, the official industry programme of the QCinema Film Festival, has selected 20 projects for its first edition.
News
Mylab+@Jogja Selects Six Projects For First Edition
Mylab+@Jogja has selected six projects in development, which are focusing on Indonesian co-production, for its inaugural edition.
News
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Fest To Open With ‘Autobio-Pamphlet’, Close With ‘13 Bombs In Jakarta’
Scheduled to take place November 25 to December 2, JAFF 2023 will screen 205 films from 25 countries across the Asia Pacific region.
Southeast Asia
Purin Pictures Autumn 2023: Funding News
Purin Pictures has selected four projects from the Philippines and one from Indonesia in its autumn 2023 funding round.